WHEN THEY DONT HAVE CHAIRS TO SIT OR NEPA TO POWER THEM !

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N3.6 billion for the purchase of computers and Internet connectivity in 290 schools across the country.

The project will largely be handled by ZINOX technologies. Minister of information and communications, Dora Akunyili, who said this while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the items were meant “to create a generation of Nigerians with broad base theoretical and practical knowledge of ICT, who can leverage on this when they step into the labour market.”

Mrs. Akunyili said the contract also provides for two laptops for teachers for teaching purposes; one Internet server and broadband Internet connections with two years of guaranteed bandwidth payment.

Others are the provision of solar power, refurbishment and securing of equipment storage room, provision of wireless mesh and charging platforms for each of the schools.

She further explained that each benefiting school would have a wireless mesh that would connect all the computers and make the school a wireless environment, such that the access devices could be used anywhere within the school environment..

Wiring rural areas

Mrs Akunyili said this would facilitate usage of the students’ devices in any classroom within the school, thereby enabling learning with the aid of ICT.

“The initiative was a project aimed at facilitating connectivity in government schools, libraries and institutions in under-served, un-served and rural areas to broadband Internet,” she said.

“Under the programme, each school will receive equipment and facilities that would link them to high speed Internet, and they would be encouraged to share these facilities with their surrounding communities on a commercial basis to support maintenance and ensure sustainability.”

The minister said the project, to be handled by the Ministry of Information and Communications through its Universal Service Provision Fund, would be completed in 36 weeks.

Happy is a man with a level-headed son; but the mother of a rebel will always be sad.

Gain gotten through bad means takes away ones peace and does not last long. But the gain gotten through a right means brings peace, sound sleep ans lasts long.

GOD is always with a good man; but He turns away from the wicked and is angry with them everyday.

Lazy men attracts poverty quicker; But the diligent and hard working men gets richer and richer.

A wise Youth makes good use of his time and does not allow opportunities sleep away from his hand. But a lazy youth sleeps away his opportunity expecting a miracle to happen. BUT GOD IS NOT A MAGICIAN.!!!

A good man is covered and protected by God day and night, he enjoys his sleep. God is his shield from head to foot, God gives him a satisfactory blessing that does not bring sorrow to his family.

The evil and wicked are cursed in all their ways with evil mark on their forehead. They run when no one pursues them.Their nights of sleep are always terrible.

The names of a wicked man stinks like a mess and follow after them like bees.

There is trust and living truth in what a good man says and he is bold in his acts; But the mouth and words of a wicked man is filled with lies and curses.

A wise man is always careful with his words and holds his tongue. Only a fool blurts out everything he knows and the ones he does not know. Thereby ensnaring himself with the words of his mouth.

When a good man speaks, he is worth listening to, but the words of fools are dime a dozen and trailer load of feathers.

If You Want To Be Wise, Always Make Your Words Few. Becareful Of Your Words Just In Case You Have To Eat Them.

MAY THE LORD' s BLESSINGS BE YOUR GREATEST WEALTH ALL OF YOUR DAYS.

.The family of Kayode Ogunlusi, in Ayegunle-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Monday, lost their children after taking a cassava meal prepared by the family. Five other members of the family, who also ate the cassava meal, are now on admission at the emergency unit of the University of Ado-Ekiti Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Mr. Ogunlusi, the father of the deceased children, who only regained consciousness after receiving medical attention, said the family ate the cassava meal on Sunday night as dinner.

He explained that few hours after taking the meal, two of the children started vomiting, while one became unconscious. The father, who disclosed that the food was prepared by his wife, said members of the family were later taken to a private hospital in the town for initial treatment by their neighbours..

* Father cries for help.

Yola – Security operatives and authorities of the Federal University of Technology Yola in Adamawa State have swung into action to unravel the circumstances behind an acid attack on a female undergraduate of the university. The lady, a 25-year- old 100 level student of Economics, Miss Franca Ogbu, is presently receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the Federal Medical Center, Yola.

Miss Franca Ogbu, the victim

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Franca’s face and head as well as other parts of her body is completely burnt and disfigured as she lie speechless in her amenity ward of the hospital. But, the big question that has remained unanswered now is, who is responsible for the wicked attack?. Was the attack connected with cultism now rampart in tertiary institutions across the country?. Was the attack a resultant effect of a misunderstanding between the victim and some of her perceived enemies?

The Vice- chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), in Yola, Professor Bashir Haruna Usman told Crime Alert in his office that it was the first time the university is recording such an ugly incident in its 25 years of existence. The vice chancellor, who was visibly disturbed over the incident, gave an assurance that perpetrators of the heinous act will surely be brought to book.

Giving a vivid account of how the incident happened, the information and protocol officer of the university, Mallam Mustafa Migawa told Crime Alerts that the victim of the acid attack, Franca Ogbu, along with three of her colleagues, were holding their private studies when the attackers approached them. Quoting the colleagues of the victim, Migawa stated that the attacker came from a dark corner and pretended to be a passerby when he hauled a container of acid on Franca .

“Moments after the attack, all the four students, including Franca were unconscious until security men on campus were alerted” he disclosed.

He added that the other three students who sustained minor injuries were since treated and discharged from hospital. The chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Dr. Aliyu Danburam disclosed that the chance of survival of the victim is good as the attack is not live threatening. Danburam added that the lady is to undergo surgery to prevent her from being disfigured but expressed regret that the hospital lack plastic surgeons.

The father of the victim, Mr. Ogbu Adema Paul, a serving civil servant in Benue state, who was by the bedside of Franca when Crime Alert visited the hospital could not hold back tears as he wept profusely. He expressed shock over the attack on his daughter, but was confident that security agents will be able to fish out the attackers. Ogbu appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians to come to his aid in the treatment of his daughter and commended the authorities of the University for the concern shown over the quick recovery of his daughter.

President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the appointment of the Principal Secretary to the Vice President, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe as Chief of Staff, COS to the President, thereby returning to the status quo ante, where the office of the COS had existed until late President Umaru Yar'Adua abolished it.

And barely less than a month after his appointment as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the President Monday ordered the immediate sack of Alhaji Shehu Ladan.

According to a statement by the new special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ima Niboro, Jonathan has approved the appointment of the Group Executive Director (GED), Refineries and Petrochemicals, of NNPC, Mr Austin Oniwon, as the new GMD.

The new GMD of the NNPC, the statement said, hails from Okene in Kogi State.

"Mr. Austin Oniwon has been appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Oniwon who hails from Okene in Kogi State, was until his appointment, the Group Executive Director, Refineries and Petrochemicals, of NNPC", the statement said.

Also, following petitions of large-scale malfeasance against the outgoing and other past GMDs, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered that a world class audit firm be engaged to carry out a full scale investigation into the accounts of the state owned NNPC, essentially in the recent past.

Besides, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe who is now the new Chief of Staff to the President, the statement added that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Energy Matters, Mallam Hassan Tukur has also been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the President. He takes over from the former Principal Secretary to President, Mr David Edevbie.

Also appointed is Mr. Ima Niboro as a substantive Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the President. He has since taken over from the former Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi.

"The President has also directed a comprehensive audit of NNPC accounts. The Finance minister is to engage the services of a world class auditing firm to carry out the audit", it stressed.

The President, according the statement "thanked the outgoing Principal Secretary to the President, David Edevbie, and outgoing GMD, NNPC, Shehu Ladan, for their services and wished them well in their future endeavours".

Investigation by Vanguard revealed that the sack of Shehu Ladan who was appointed NNPC's GMD barely a month ago may have been informed by reports on him that he does not believe in the vision of President Jonathan to reform the ailing NNPC.Why Ladan was Sacked

It was learnt that while it is the vision of President Jonathan to carry out a comprehensive reform of the state-own oil and gas trading company to enable it compete favourably with similar entities across the globe such as the Petro-Brass among others, the outgoing GMD think differently.

It was further gathered that rather than focus on the mandate of improving productivity in his new office, on assumption of office, the sacked NNPC boss was said to have engaged in "business-as-usual", a practice that was a common feature of his predecessors.

Welcome on Board Sir from us all at 9jabook !

The National Assembly, in a unanimous decision, has approved the nomination of Kaduna State governor, Namadi Sambo as the nation’s Vice President.

The Senate’s plenary session lasted barely 10 minutes after the correspondence from the President was read, officially notifying the Senators of the President’s
nomination.

The nomination was approved in absentia as Mr Sambo did not attend the Senate’s session. The Federal House of Representatives held its session at the same time
with that of the Senate. The office of the Vice-President became vacant
when Goodluck Jonathan became President.

Profile:

Mohammed Namadi Sambo was born on the 2nd of August, 1954 in Zaria, Kaduna State of Nigeria. He started his Educational Career between the year 1959 at Baptist Primary School, Kakuri, Kaduna, Kobi Primary School
in Bauchi and Towns School No. 1 in Zaria. Between 1967 to 1971, he
attended Government Secondary School now Alhuda-Huda College in Zaria.
He attended the School of Basic Studies at the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria in 1972, after which he gained admission into the famous
Department of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 1973 and
graduated in 1976 with Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in
Architecture (B. Sc. (Hons) and holds a Masters degree (M. Sc.) Arch
1978. He served with the Oyo State Ministry of Works and Housing for the
National Youth Service Corps up to August1979.

In 1988 he was appointed Honourable Commissioner for Works, Transport and Housing, Kaduna. In 1990, Namadi Sambo left the service of Kaduna State Government and went back to his private practice.

In May 2007, Mohammed Namadi Sambo assumed office of the Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria. His term ended on 18 May 2010.

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An Edo State House of Assembly 2011 aspirant, Eme Zuru Ayortor, 52, has been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for attempting to smuggle 2.12kg cocaine in his stomach.

The suspect, who is a pharmacist, was nabbed at the screening area for passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while trying to board a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt.

Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesperson for the anti-narcotics agency, disclosed that the politician is one of the high profile suspects nabbed by the NDLEA at the airport in recent times..

“After undergoing observation, the pharmacist-turned-politician excreted 100 pieces of powdery substance that tested positive to cocaine, weighing 2.12kg. The quantity also makes him the highest drug ingesting suspect since January 2010,” he said.

According to Mr. Ofoyeju, the suspect claimed to have relied on his physique and social status to evade arrest, stressing that the strategy was not successful for the suspect this time.

“A preliminary check on him revealed that he was preparing himself financially for the forthcoming election into the Edo State House of Assembly,” said Ofoyeju.

Ahmadu Giade, chief executive of the agency, assured that the police is determined to expose anybody dealing in narcotic drugs under any guise.

“We do not look at faces in conducting drug screening, and we are not moved by credentials. Whoever is dealing in narcotics shall be exposed and prosecuted in line with the agency’s act,” he said in a statement.

The suspect

According to the agency, the suspect, Mr. Ayortor, taught at the Baptist High School, Benin City, before going to the United States where he studied Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin, adding that he returned to Nigeria in 2006, and the following year contested for a seat at the Edo State House of Assembly but he lost.

Hamza Umar, airport commander for the agency, disclosed that the case is under investigation, adding that follow-up operations on the development have been positive.

“A follow-up operation into the case is yielding very positive results, and at the appropriate time, more facts shall be released to the public,” he said.

The suspect, in a statement from the agency, disclosed that he lost all he had as a pharmacist when he contested the 2007 elections in Edo State.

“I contested the 2007 House of Assembly election in Edo State and lost. I also lost all my savings as a practising pharmacist in that election. Now, the coast is clear, and I am being favoured to run in 2011 in my party. That was how I got involved in this mess. I needed to reposition myself for the 2011 election financially. I thought that with my position and appearance, there will be no problem at the screening. I do not know where to start from here,” he lamented.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ofoyeju disclosed that the agency had in times past arrested a doctorate degree holder, an ex-counsellor, and a family at the Lagos airport. He added that the politician and drug peddler will soon be charged to court.

Pastor Babatope Agboola of Christ Intercession Ministry shocked his members during a church service when he ran out of the church and climbed the church fence to escape police arrest.

The police had declared him wanted and the court issued a warrant of arrest of the pastor over his alleged involvement in fraud.

The action of the pastor threw the church members into confusion as they started running helter skelter.

The 45-year old pastor was alleged to have defrauded an Edo woman. The pastor escaped to Ibadan and hide where he opened another brand of the church.

He was alleged to have duped betty Ohehe on the false pretence of being spiritual director. He tolt the woman to bring some amount of money which he would use to help her establish business in Nigeria.

The woman obligued him and sent N445,000 which he said would yield some millions of profit in poultry farm business. But when he got the money in Lagos, he relocated to Ibadan where he was eventually arrested.

When the woman returned to Nigeria, she could not find him and she had to arrest the sister, Florence Ajijola, who introduced him to her.

He was traced to Ibadan by a team of policemen from Lagos.

Agboola was charged to Isolo magistrate's court for fraud, an offence said to be contrary to to section 419 of the criminal code.

When the matter came up at the court and charges were read to him, he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor, Adebayo Oladele, told the court prsided over by Mrs. E.Kubenje that the accused should not be granted bail because he had been on the run since he committed the crime.

Oladele narrated to the court how he went to the pastor's church at Ibadan and when he sighted them while he was delivering a sermon, he dropped the microphone, ran out of the church and climbed the church fence and escaped not being arrested.

But in response, the magistrate court said the offence he committed was a bailable offence and he was entitled to bail.

He was then granted bail with the sum of N 300,000 with two sureties. The court ruled that the two sureties must be civil servants on at least level 14.

The sureties must shoe evidence of tax payment and their addresses must be verified by the court.

The matter has ben adjourned till 30th June, 2010.

-----Cyriacus Izuekwe

The former Chief Executive Officer of Zain Nigeria, Bayo Ligali is dead. Mr Ligali died around 12.25pm yesterday. He was aged 52. .
He was credited while at Zain for spearheading the growth of Zain through the introduction of several innovative products and services that rapidly increased the company’s market share in the Nigerian competitive telecoms terrain.

Under his watch, Zain Nigeria, became the fastest growing network despite the challenges posed by board squabbles and several name changes with over 200 per cent increase in base station and switches, and a corresponding increase in network capacity.

Ligali, was a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He had over 15 years top management experience, having held various executive positions within the Unilever Group. Prior to his appointment as CEO of Zain Nigeria in October 2006, he was the Managing Director of Dangote Pasta Plc. He was also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

He will be remembered as the CEO who publicly apologised to Zain subscribers for poor quality of service which was a recurring decimal in the telecoms industry. He also pledged and took immediate steps to remedy the situation through accelerated network expansion of Zain.

In order to ensure that Zain had a network capacity that will tackle the challenges posed by poor quality service, he secured over $1 billion in investment from the Zain and in no time tripled the subscriber base of the company.
Ligali resigned his appointment with Zain Nigeria last year after three years of overseeing the company for ‘’personal reasons’’.

I never realized how many opinions I have about dating. I've been dating so long I'm like an octogenarian who feels overly strong about what strawberries should cost or how children should act in public. Anyway, here are some things I've learned in my 31 years, and what I wish I'd known about dating ten years ago:

1. If you're confused about whether a guy likes you or not, that's probably not good. Confusion in romance belongs only in romantic comedies because it suspends the plot, but suspense in real life sucks. So try not to analyze the events. The truth will reveal itself without you having to do anything.

2. Sometimes guys flirt with you or pay attention to you because it makes them feel good about themselves. (Hey, we do it, too.)

3. Even a guy who will admit that you're better looking than him should still be able to tell you you're beautiful. If he holds back in order to control the situation, or to keep you, or keep you down, he's got issues..

4. Don't help him ask you out by texting him something nice or polite. I'm glad you're more outgoing and thoughtful than he is, but he doesn't want the help.

5. Guys want to get busy more than anything. They'll say anything to close the deal.

6. It's shocking how much guys will talk about marriage. Until there's a ring on your finger, it will be better for you if you pretend you're deaf.

7. It's better not to lift a finger in the beginning.

8. In the early stages, giving him presents is too much. Generosity looks desperate to guys. You may be a great shopper and gift-wrapper; it may be his birthday and you may be wild about birthdays — even still, he'll think you're just wild about him. Too wild.

9. Guys just do not think like girls. I wish I'd had a brother. Real boys are nothing like the boys in movies.

10. They might take a decade to mature. Don't hope they'll grow up or be ready in the next six months.

11. Even if your family thinks there's going to be a marriage, don't let them spoil your guy. Yes, he's grateful you gave him your car when he moved out of NYC, but he would rather have had to work for it.

12. Learn to cook. Learn to cook well. I see now that it would have won me a lot of points. A LOT.

13. Just because he might be smarter than you or more talented at certain things doesn't mean he's your servant and won't mind doing all your homework/research/chores.

14. Guys get resentful, too.

15. You're special, unique, and important, but you're not a princess — no matter what Daddy says (although for the record, my dad calls me "Erin").

16. It's okay to say no. It's more than okay. It's always okay. If he stops calling (and many, many, many will), you're only weeding out the guys who aren't truly interested in you as a person. Time saved!

17. Playing it safe guarantees you'll have more time and energy to think about your grades or your work. Less drama in your life will always be better and healthier for you.

18. You deserve to be treated like a human being.

19. Your wants and needs are just as important as his, and if you don't express them because you think it will scare him away, then you're saying you don't count as much as he does.

20. Even sophisticated people with professional jobs can have tempers or hit you or use foul language. I've known men who dressed like diplomats but they were ugly human beings.

21. You can't force chemistry. If you like him as a friend, the attraction might grow, but if it doesn't, don't force it. And don't waste his time.

22. Ease up on the sauce. Alcohol clouds your judgment.

23. No boyfriend-girlfriend relationship starts with a 1 a.m. booty text.

24. When a guy has taken you to Applebee's five times and you say you want to treat him, he'll be psyched. But secretly he'll freak out if you take him to Ruth's Chris, even just the one teeny time. Don't try to match him one Ruth's Chris for five Applebee's. Take him out, but go to T.G.I. Friday's.

25. Women love attention. A guy needs to be pretty crazy about you in order for him to pay enough attention to make you happy long-term.

26. My mom always said, "Men don't think." I thought she meant, "They are mistaken in their thoughts." But they're just not thinking anything at all. About you. They're watching the game. That's why they haven't called.

27. There should be a medium ground between workaholism and his absolute devotion. "The knight departing for new adventures offends his lady, yet she has nothing but contempt for him if he remains at her feet" (Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 658).

28. Never underestimate the quality of "interesting." Men want someone interesting. They really do. Find some hobbies.

29. What are you hoping to gain by hooking up with this guy? If the answer is "him," that's a bad deal for you. "The woman gives herself, the man adds to himself by taking her" (de Beauvoir 659).

30. Expectations? They'll ruin every dating experience you have.

31. You will never understand men. Just try to understand yourself.

Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip after strutting confidently in an orange
and gold bikini, wearing a strapless white gown that resembled a wedding
dress and saying health insurance should cover birth control pills.

When asked how she felt about winning the crown, she said, "Ask me after I've had a pizza."

Pageant officials said historical pageant records were not detailed enough to show whether Fakih was the first Arab American, Muslim or immigrant to win the Miss
USA title. The pageant started in 1952 as a local bathing suit
competition in Long Beach, Calif.

Fakih told reporters she sold her car after graduating college in Michigan to help pay for her run in the Miss Michigan USA pageant.

She said she believed she had the title on Sunday after glancing at pageant owner Donald Trump as she awaited the results with the first runner-up,
Miss Oklahoma USA Morgan Elizabeth Woolard.

"She's a great girl," said Trump, who owns the pageant with NBC in a joint venture.

In a moment that was replayed during the broadcast, Fakih nearly fell while finishing her walk in her gown because of the length of its train. But
she made it without a spill and went on to win.

"I did it here, I better not do it at Miss Universe," she said. "Modeling does help, after all."

Fakih replaces Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton and won a spot representing the United States this summer in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. She also gets a one-year lease
in a New York apartment with living expenses, an undisclosed salary,
and various health, professional and beauty services.

During the interview portion, Fakih was asked whether she thought birth control should be paid for by health insurance, and she said she believed it should
because it's costly.

"I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it's a controlled substance," Fakih said.

Woolard handled the night's toughest question, about Arizona's new immigration law. Woolard said she supports the law, which requires police enforcing another law
to verify a person's immigration status if there's "reasonable
suspicion" that the person is in the country illegally.

She said she's against illegal immigration but is also against racial profiling.

"I'm a huge believer in states' rights. I think that's what's so wonderful about America," Woolard said. "So I think it's perfectly fine for Arizona to create that
law."

Miss Virginia USA Samantha Evelyn Casey was the second runner-up, Miss Colorado USA Jessica Hartman was third runner-up, and Miss Maine USA
Katherine Ashley Whittier was the fourth runner-up.

The young women already glammed up for lingerie shots that became an online sensation and received online ratings from the public before the women face a panel of
seven celebrity judges in the live pageant.

Most of the field of contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were eliminated just after the pageant began and the entire
group danced onstage to "TiK ToK" by Ke$ha.

A panel of eight judges, including NBA star Carmelo Anthony, Treasure Island casino-hotel owner Phil Ruffin and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, were judging the girls throughout the night.
It was hosted by celebrity chef Curtis Stone and TODAY's Natalie
Morales.

After 15 contestants strutted in swimsuits, five were eliminated. Another five were eliminated after the evening gown competition.

Miss Nebraska USA Belinda Renee Wright won the Miss Congeniality award, roughly one week after her father was killed in a farm accident. Miss Alabama USA Audrey Moore
won Miss Photogenic after an online fan vote.

The pageant aired live to East Coast viewers on NBC..